Picture stand or support



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unites stares ALBERT J. GANZ, or Los A GELES, cenironnm.

PICTURE; ,SIAIND on surron'r.

Applicationj filed'Marc'h 28, 1923. Serial mic-28,293.

Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of'California have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture Stands or Supports, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a picture'stand or support and it has for its object to provide a paper manufacture consisting of a single blank, cut, scored and folded in such manner that the resultant product presents the appearance of a framed picture supported upon an easel.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of the blank after being cut and scored and before being fold ed; and v Fig. 2 is a view of the completed article arranged in picture supporting position.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in both of the figures of the drawing.

In carrying out the invention, I cut or slit a blank Erhaving its perimeter shaped as indicated in Fig. 1, in such manner as to leave a sight opening 6 formed therein, and further slit the blank at four points on curved lines, as indicated at 7 and slit the blank vertically as at 8 and horizontally as at 9 and 10, the slit portions 9 being greater in length than the portions 10. I score the blank at 11, 12, 13 and 14: with downwardly divergent lines and the slit portions 9 and 10 extend only to these lines. Thus by folding the outer portions of the blank on the scored lines 1113 and 12-1 1, respectively, supporting wings 15 and 16 are produced and a front panel 17 of easel shape is left supporting that portion of the blank lying inwardly of the lines 8, 9 and 10, which portions constitute a panel simulating a frame for the picture 18. To further carry out this impression of a framed picture supported upon an easel, the picture is inserted from the back and'the corners of the picture indicated at 18 are inserted through the curved slits 7 Additionally, straight lines are printed or otherwise formed upon the frame panel A in apparent continuation of the curved lines 7 said straight lines being indicated at 19. Thus the band 0. appears to be an inner part of the frame withrounded teaser Persist ser es;

corners at the slit 7. This general iinpression of a'frame is further carried out by suitably shading or coloring the remainder of thesurface of the panel A to produce the contrasting surfaces 6, c and d, the whole arranged to carry out the general effect of a rectangular frame. It will be observed that the lower portions 15 and 15 of the wings 15 and 16 are cut off at such an angle that when the device is set up as illustrated in :Fig. 2, the front panel- 17 and the frame A v will be supported. in a slightly inclined position asis usually the case with pictures supported upon an easel.

It is to be understood that the particular arrangement of the surfaces 04, b, 0, cl may be changed at will and a smaller or larger number of contrasting surfaces surrounding the central sight opening may be employed without depaiture from the invention.

In shipment or when in stock the wings 15, 16 maybe folded over upon the back of the frame panel A and the front panel 17 and thus a large number of thesesupporting stands may be stored in a small space or be shipped without trouble.

The device is of great utility since it renders it possible to display photographs, souvenir picture post cards and the like in an attractive'manner but at a very small cost.

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To the amateur photographer this article offers a means of displaying the best prints at a cost hardly greater than that of an ordinary 'mount, yet with practically the appearance of a framed picture. To the dealer.

in souvenir photographs, picture cards and the like is offered the means for displaying his wares in an attractive manner, while the purchaser of such wares receives a folder which will protect the picture in transit and provide an attractive means of displaying the same when it reaches its destination.

It is to be understood that theinvention is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes within its purview whatever changesfairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what 1 claim is:

1. A device of 'the character described formed from a'single sheet of material and cut and scored to form a rectangular frame panel having a sight opening formed therethrough, centrally thereof, an easel panel extending above andbelow the frame panel and narrower than the'frame panel and tapering from the bottom upwardly and wings separated from the frame panel by out lines and from the easel panel by sc'ored lines to adapt said wings to be bent rearwardly along the opposite sides of the easel panel both above and below the frame panel.

2. A device of the character described stamped from a single blank of paper and out along vertical and horizontal lines to form a frame panel and scored along upwardly divergent lines to; form an easel panel extending above andbelow the frame panel said frame panel having a sight opening formedrtherein and having slits formed therethrough adj aoent the corners of the sight opening for the reception of the corners of a picture to'be'supported and said frame panel oontaining lines continued from said slit portions in simulation of a frame element and wings bent from the easel panel along scored lines which scored lines extend from the termination of the horizontal cuts by which the frame panel is formed,

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 

